Understated Classics #31: The White Room by The KLF
This little masterpiece was released in 1991. I got my copy on cassette for Christmas that year, but by May in 1992 they’d already …
#Fifteen
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A few months ago I wrote about an idea for a novel that I’d abandoned. I mentioned in that post that I’d abandoned it because …
First Light, Last Light
I often ponder whether the joys of waking up early are greater than those of staying up late. Empirical evidence seems to bear this out: all …
Minions: A Short Review
The Minions got their own movie, just as I predicted in my review of Despicable Me 2. I went to see it this week and I enjoyed it a lot. …
An Initial Comparison of Apple Music and Spotify
My previous post about Apple Music was more a response to how it was presented at the WWDC Keynote rather than to the idea of Apple Music …
Album Digest, June 2015
To reboot this series, Album Digest June 2015 features five fantastic albums from Hot Chip, Jamie xx, Blanck Mass, Holly Herndon, and The …
Time Is Time and That Is That
A brief rant about Facebook: I hate the fact that the news feed defaults to “Top Stories” even though I change it back to “Most Recent” …
Learn X in Y Minutes
I found “Learn X in Y minutes” (www.learnxinyminutes.com) while researching the programming languages needed for a new project. …
Jim's Conservatory
Let’s assume that Jim has just had a sudden unexpected expenditure: a neighbour released a bull into his back garden and it destroyed …
Like a Rhino Voting for Poaching
There’s a reason I cannot and will not vote Conservative, and like most people’s apparent motive for voting tory it is also a …
Understated Classics #30: Our Aim Is to Satisfy by Red Snapper
The thirtieth understated classic is by a band named after a fish. There isn’t a great deal for me to say about “Our Aim Is To …
